Go for it? Coach Pat Fitzgerald understandably passed up a 39-yard field goal try into a breeze from walk-on Jack Mitchell, opting to go for it on fourth-and-1. Warren Long got stuffed. Disappointing was a decision to punt on fourth-and-2 from the Cal 47 with his team down 17 points in the second quarter.

Oops: Trevor Siemian was not available for postgame interviews. He will face the music Monday. If he's not more accurate than he was against Cal, NU's low-risk, pass-happy, grind-em-down offense has no hope.